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Roadbuilding

Equipment dealer, paving company help develop noise reduction kit for Bomag CR652RX paver

A new paver noise reduction kit has been developed from a perfect triangulation of efforts from a paving equipment dealer, their customer and the equipment manufacturer. A Bomag CR652RX fitted with a Stretch 20 Elecric Screed was creating noise levels when running so loud that operators at The Shelly Company, an Ohio-based paver, couldn’t communication […]

September 4, 2015

Roadbuilding

Roadtec showcases new Tier 4 Final paver, Shuttle Buggy MTV and cold planer at World of Asphalt

At its World of Asphalt booth here in Baltimore, Roadtec  is showing attendees three new machines, all of which have been updated with Tier 4 Final engines. First up is the company’s largest Shuttle Buggy Material Transfer Vehicle (MTV), the SB-2500e. It’s powered by a 300-horsepower Cummins QSL 9. Roadtec says the SB-2500e will remain available in a Tier 3 […]

March 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

LED light balloons are a durable, cost-effective way to illuminate a jobsite

Illuminate the jobsite in any environment with 8:12 Illumination’s energy efficient LED light balloon, which handles all types of weather year-round. Designed for construction, road work, landscaping applications and more, the balloon is available in 200- and 400-watt models that can be powered off a 110-volt outlet, small solar panel or a battery pack when […]

October 6, 2014

Roadbuilding

Fighting Thermal Segregation

A thermal bar can provide a thermal profile in real time.

June 5, 2014

Roadbuilding

Terex Bid-Well adds barrier brackets, swing leg and universal hydraulic crown to 4800 paver

Paving contractors can now get closer to a barrier to get the job done with Terex Bid-Well’s addition of barrier brackets to its 4800 paver. These brackets also pick the rail off of the deck and assist with finishing and can be customized to fit over parapet wells. The swing legs that have been added […]

January 24, 2014

Roadbuilding

Bomag to display Cedarapids CR552 paver at ConExpo-Con/Agg

Bomag will display its Cedarapids CR552 mainline paver at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 in March. The company says the machine has the largest rubber tire in its class, allowing the CR552 to perform full-width paving applications such as airports, interstates and state highways, industrial paving projects, and major county road and highway construction. The machine’s heavy-duty frame […]

December 16, 2013

Roadbuilding

Quality Management

How to handle materials, from the source to the site.

September 9, 2013

Roadbuilding

Wirtgen AutoPilot Field Rover eliminates stringlines

Wirtgen’s AutoPilot Field Rover, which won an innovation award at Bauma 2013, eliminates stringlines, using a GPS to guide paving machines instead, our sister site, Equipment World, reported. The device uses a computer integrated into the machine, GPS receivers mounted on the paver and a control panel. To create the stringline, the receivers communicate with […]

April 25, 2013

Gear

Wirtgen’s plug-and-play AutoPilot Field Rover eliminates stringlines

Last week, we told you about Wirtgen receiving an innovation award at the latest Bauma construction equipment show in Munich. We wrote in that post about why Bauma chose to give Wirtgen that award, but today we’ve got a bit more information about the product itself. Stringlines have been guiding paving machines for a long […]

April 25, 2013

Roadbuilding

Volvo unveils P7110 paver at World of Asphalt

Volvo unveiled its P7110 paver at World of Asphalt today, though the machine is still in its pre-production stage. Volvo will begin production of this paver April 1. The P7110 belongs to the P7000 series of pavers, which replaces the PF6000 series. A Volvo spokesperson said Volvo’s focus when creating the pavers was on operator […]

March 20, 2013

Construction Equipment

Foreman Equipment now distributes Terex Roadbuilding equipment

Foreman Equipment is now the authorized Terex Roadbuilding equipment distributor for British Columbia and Yukon. They offer local sales, parts and service support for Terex asphalt and concrete paving equipment, reclaimer/stabilizers, milling machines, concrete plants and the Trashmaster landfill compactor line. Foreman offers its customers roughly 75 Terex products targeted to the road-building industry. The line […]

August 18, 2011

Roadbuilding

New Road Products

Top new products from the World of Asphalt 2010, the World of Concrete, the American Traffic and Safety Services Association Annual Convention and Bauma 2010 are featured.

March 1, 2010